| Description |
xxvii, 780 pages, 85 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 29 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.), 1 folded instructions sheet |
| Contents |
Brief history of microbiology -- Chemistry of microbiology -- Cell structure and function -- Microscopy, staining, and classification -- Microbial metabolism -- Microbial nutrition and growth -- Microbial genetics -- Recombinant DNA technology -- Controlling microbial growth in the environment -- Controlling microbial growth in the body, antimicrobial drugs -- Characterizing and classifying prokaryotes -- Characterizing and classifying eukaryotes -- Characterizing and classifying viruses, viroids, and prions -- Infection, infectious diseases, and epidemiology -- Nonspecific lines of defense -- Specific defense, the immune response -- Immunization and immune testing -- Hypersensitivities, autoimmune diseases, and immune deficiencies -- Pathogenic gram-positive cocci and bacilli -- Pathogenic gram-negative cocci and bacilli -- Mycoplasmas, rickettsias, chlamydias, spirochetes, and vibrios -- Pathogenic fungi -- Parasitic protozoa, helminths, and arthropod vectors -- Pathogenic DNA viruses -- Pathogenic RNA viruses -- Applied and environmental microbiology -- Metabolic pathways -- Some mathematical considerations in microbiology -- Classification of bacteria according to Bergey's Manual -- Major microbial agents of disease by body system affected |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Issued with computer optical disc: The microbiology place |
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System requirements for accompanying computer optical disc: Windows:266 MHz Intel Pentium processor or greater; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB Minimum RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution. Browser: Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher; Netscape 6.2, or higher; Plug-ins: Shockwave Player 8, Flash Player 5; QuickTime 4; Internet Connection:56k modem minimum for website |
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System requirements for accompanying computer optical disc: Macintosh:266 MHz Minimum CPU; OS 8.6 or higher; 64 MB Minimum RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution, thousands of colors. Browser: OS 8-9: Netscape 6.2 or higher; OS X: Internet Explorer 5.2 or higher; Plug-Ins:Shockwave Player 8, Flash Player 5, QuickTime 4; Internet Connection: 56k modem minimum for website |
| Subject |
Microbiology.
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Microbiology.
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| Author |
Tizard, Ian R.
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Machunis-Masuoka, Elizabeth.
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| LC no. |
2003051619 |
| ISBN |
0805376526 |
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0805375902 |
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0805376569 CD-ROM |
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0321171047 |
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0321225759 |
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9780805376524 |
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9780805375909 |
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9780321225757 |
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9780805376562 |
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9780321171047 |
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